New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-09

stock Bridge is said by experts W nave Deen
broken axle under Pullman sleeper, the frac-
ture being In the journal. Why 1T broke will
prObably never be known. There Is no reason
to believe that the axle was not tested and
watched as carefully as possible. The fact re-
mains that the horror of the disaster was chief
" due to the stoves full of fire. The experts
Yesterday al 80 declared that some other method
of heating the cars would probably be devised
some day. 1t must be, and soon, too.
The debate in the Assembly last night over
q resolution to have legislative committee
investigate the alleged corruption IN the gov
eminent of Brooklyn will mortify the honest
residents of that city. A shocking prima fdcie
case was made out against the present Mayor,
his Boss, and their subOrdhates and creatures,
and an investigation was ordered by avote Of
95 OF. 1t is sad state of affairs, for only lit
tie more than year ago Mayor Low handed
over to his Democratic successor an honest and
efficient city administration. Mayor Whitney 8
descent downward has indeed been rapid.
The row in the Democratic family over the
tariff and revenue measures has taken shape
in n spirited letter from Mr. Randall and others
to Speaker Carlisle. In it the effort is made to
show that the Speaker will be responsible If
revenue reform is defeated in the House at this
session, because he refused, on Monday, to re-
cOgnize the Democratic member who wanted
to move to suspend the rules and consider the
question of the repeal of the tax on tobacco.
Mr.. Randall is too shrewd to try to make out a
case against an adversary unless he has o
strong point in his favor and he is guilty of no
mistake this time. Tae Republicans, mean
while, behold the brethren fight for factional
advantage with impartial satisfaction.
Efforts to pass a law provide for salts
factory Constitutional Convention should not
be banked by the multiplicity of bills pro-
posed III the Legislature. The Governor will
doubtless be on the alert to veto any act which
does not offer his party an advantage, and it
looks as If some one had given the Democratic
legislators hint to turn in many measures in
order to confuse the Republican majority. This
littlescheme should not be allowed to work sue
cessfully. The Republicans should unite upon
some just measure which will call forth such
hearty approval from all fair minded citizens
that the plans of the Democratic partisans to
control the convention will come to naught.
Another batch Of fisheries correspondence be-
tween the United States Government and Great
Britain, sent to the House yesterday by the
President, con taiIs considerable stale informa-
ton, but it is important as showing the deter
mination of England not to give the United
States any satisfaction until she is entirely
ready. Mr. Phelps as long ago as September,
1886, proposed an ad interim construction Of
the Treaty of 1918 between the two Govern
ments until the meaning of the treaty itself
might be agreed upon. This the British Min
listers have refused until the cases of seized
ships, now in Canadian courts, could be fully
decided. Thsrs 10 some spirit in Mr.. Phelps's